Species | Possession Limit |
Catfish | 50 in total |
Cisco (lake herring), whitefish, and their hybrids | 20 in total |
Lake sturgeon | 2 in total |
Largemouth and smallmouth bass | 10 in total |
Minnows | As specified in s. NR 20.14 |
Muskellunge | 2 in total |
Northern pike | 10 in total |
Panfish | 50 in total |
Rock bass, white bass, yellow bass, white perch, bullheads, and rough fish | NoneNo limit |
Ruffe and gobies | 1 of each which has been killed and possessed only for immediate delivery to a department service center or regional office |
Shovelnose sturgeon | 6 in total |
Trout and salmon | 10 in total from inland waters except that only 4 may be lake trout, and 10 in total from outlying waters except that only 4 may be lake trout |
Walleye, sauger, and their hybrids | 10 in total |
county and species | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES) |
(4) BAYFIELD (for species or waters not listed, including Lake Superior, see sub. (73)) |
(h) Trout and salmon | 1r. Bark river and all its tributaries, Whittlesey creek and all its tributaries downstream from Town Hall road | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May at 5:00 a.m. to November 15 | 555 in total but only 2 may be brown trout longer than15 and only 1 may be a rainbow trout, all brook trout caught shall be immediately released | Brown trout 10, salmon 12, rainbow trout 26 |
county and species | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES) |
(25) IOWA (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73)) |
(b) Largemouth and smallmouth bass | 2. Blackhawk lake, Cox Hollow lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 | None |
Monday following the first Sunday in March to the Friday preceding the first Saturday in May | 0 | None |
county and species | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES) |
(38) MARINETTE (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73)) |
(d) Trout and salmon | 4. North branch Pemebonwon river, Wausaukee river from the dam in Wausaukee downstream to the confluence with the Menominee river, south branch Pike river from the Brock pond dam downstream to the confluence with the north branch Pike river | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May at 5:00 a.m. to October 15 | 5 in total | None |
county and species | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES) |
(44) ONEIDA (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73)) |
(c) Muskellunge | 2. Bearskin lake, Booth lake, Julia lake (T38N R11E S1), Squaw Amber lake (on Vilas county border) | a. Hook and line | Saturday nearest Memorial day to December 31 on open water | 1 | 28 |
(d) Panfish | 2. Indian lake, Oneida lake, SquawAmber lake (on Vilas county border) | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 15 in total but no more than 5 of a single species until March 1, 2026 when it becomes 25 in total | None |
(g) Walleye | 1. Bearskin lake, Crescent lake (near Rhinelander), Diamond lake, Hasbrook lake, Julia lake (on Forest county border), Mercer lake, Oneida lake, SquawAmber lake (on Vilas county border), Squirrel lake, Three lakes chain (includes Big, Big Fork, Big Stone, Deer, Dog, Fourmile, Island, Laurel, Little Fork, Long, Medicine, Moccasin, Mud, Planting Ground, Rangeline, Round, Spirit, Townline, Virgin, and Whitefish lakes and all connecting waters and Eagle river downstream to the Long Lake (Burnt Rollways) dam combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None, but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
county and species | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES) |
(50) PORTAGE (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73)) |
(f) Trout and salmon | 4m. Springville pond | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May at 5:00 a.m. to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 8 |
county and species | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES) |
(64) VILAS (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73)) |
(d) Muskellunge | 2. Amber lake (on Oneida county border), Upper Gresham lake | a. Hook and line | Saturday nearest Memorial day to December 31 on open water | 1 | 28 |
(f) Panfish | 2. Amber lake (on Oneida county border), Fishtrap lake, High lake, Rush lake | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 15 in total but no more than 5 of a single species until March 1, 2026 when it becomes 25 in total | None |
(g) Walleye | 2. Big lake (T42N R6E S4), Big Arbor Vitae lake, Big Muskellunge lake, Birch lake, Boulder lake, Crab lake, Harris lake, Ike Walton lake, Island lake, Little Arbor Vitae lake, North Crab lake, North Turtle lake, Oxbow lake, Presque Isle chain (Averill lake, Presque Isle lake, and Van Vliet lake combined), Rock lake, South Turtle lake, SquawAmber lake (on Oneida county border), Star lake, Sherman lake (on Oneida county border), Squirrel lake, Three lakes chain (includes Big, Big Fork, Big Stone, Deer, Dog, Fourmile, Island, Laurel, Little Fork, Long, Medicine, Moccasin, Mud, Planting Ground, Rangeline, Round, Spirit, Townline, Virgin, and Whitefish lakes and all connecting waters and Eagle river downstream to the Long Lake (Burnt Rollways) dam combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None, but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
county and species | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES) |
(73) SPECIES OR WATERS NOT LISTED IN SUBS. (1) TO (72) |
(f) Largemouth and smallmouth bass | 4. All waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72) or this paragraph north of a line following state highway 77 from its bridge over the St. Croix river east to state highway 27, south on state highway 27 to state highway 64, east on state highway 64 to its terminus in the city of Marinette and continuing due east to the shore of Green Bay and all waters, excluding tributaries to Green Bay, north of state highway 29 from its bridge over the Fox river east to its terminus in the city of Kewaunee and continuing due east to the shore of Lake Michigan. | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to Friday preceding the third Saturday in June | 0 for smallmouth bass, 5 for largemouth bass | 14 |
Third Saturday in June to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | 14 |
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May | 0 | None |
COUNTY | WATERS | REFUGE BOUNDARIES | START DATE | END DATE |
(15) Door | (d) Sturgeon Bay ship canal | Canal area within 500 feet of Strawberry creek in the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ , section 16, T22NT27N, R26E | September 1 | December 31 |
(55) Rusk | (b) Thornapple river | Confluence with Chippewa river in section 4, T34N, R7W upstream to the Thornapple road crossing in section 33, T35N, R1WR7W | April 25 | May 14 |
COUNTY | WATERS | REFUGE BOUNDARIES | START DATE | END DATE |
(68) Waukesha | (am) Bark river | Highway 83 bridge to the inlet to Lake Nagawicka at NE ¼, section 9, T7N, R18E to NE ¼, section 8, T7N, R18E | March 1 | Friday preceding the first Saturday in May |
